Monitoring of Performance and Payment by REPs. In addition to any actions required by the Tariff, PUCT Regulations or other applicable law, the Servicer shall undertake to do the following: (i) The Servicer shall use all reasonable efforts, subject to applicable law, to collect all amounts owed in respect of System Restoration Charges and late-payment penalties (as set forth in Section 3.05(c)(ii) below) as and when the same shall become due) to the extent permitted by the Financing Order, shall follow procedures no less stringent as it follows with respect to collection activities that the Servicer conducts for itself or others. The Servicer shall not change the amount of or reschedule the due date of any scheduled payment of System Restoration Charges, except as contemplated in this Agreement or as required by law or court or PUCT order. The Servicer shall enforce at the earliest possible date the obligations with respect to the System Restoration Charges of each REP and each other Person owing or collecting System Restoration Charges, provided that any REP shall be entitled to hold back from its payment of System Restoration Charges to the Servicer an allowance for charge-offs according to the procedure and calculations set forth in the Financing Order, Schedule SRC and the Issuer Annex. (ii) Each REP must pay System Restoration Charges within 35 days following the date of each billing by the Servicer to such REP (“REP Billing Day”), without regard to whether or when the REP receives payment from its retail customers. The Servicer shall accept payment by electronic funds transfer, wire transfer, and/or check. Payment will be considered received the date the electronic funds transfer or wire transfer is received by the Servicer or, if payment is made by check, the date the check clears. The Servicer shall assess and collect a 5% late-payment penalty (the “Penalty”) on all System Restoration Charges billed to an REP but not paid by that REP by the close of business on the 35th day after the REP Billing Day. Any and all such Penalty payments that are collected shall be transferred to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account and shall be applied against system restoration charge obligations. An REP shall not be obligated to pay the overdue System Restoration Charges of another REP. If an REP agrees to assume the responsibility for the payment of overdue System Restoration Charges as a condition of receiving the customers of another REP that has decided to terminate service to those customers for any reason, the new REP shall not be assessed the Penalty upon such System Restoration Charges; provided, however, that the prior REP shall not be relieved of the previously assessed Penalties. (iii) The Servicer shall work with REPs to resolve any disputes using the dispute resolution procedures established in Schedule SRC and any PUCT Regulations, in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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Samples: System Restoration Property Servicing Agreement (CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company, LLC), System Restoration Property Servicing Agreement (CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company, LLC)
Monitoring of Performance and Payment by REPs. In addition to any actions required by the Tariff, PUCT Regulations or other applicable law, the Servicer shall undertake to do the following:
(i) The Servicer shall use all reasonable efforts, subject to applicable law, to collect all amounts owed in respect of System Restoration Transition Charges and late-payment penalties (as set forth in Section 3.05(c)(ii) below) as and when the same shall become due) to the extent permitted by the Financing Order, shall follow procedures no less stringent as it follows with respect to collection activities that the Servicer conducts for itself or others. The Servicer shall not change the amount of or reschedule the due date of any scheduled payment of System Restoration Transition Charges, except as contemplated in this Agreement or as required by law or court or PUCT order. The Servicer shall enforce at the earliest possible date the obligations with respect to the System Restoration Transition Charges of each REP and each other Person owing or collecting System Restoration Transition Charges, provided that any REP shall be entitled to hold back from its payment of System Restoration Transition Charges to the Servicer an allowance for charge-offs according to the procedure and calculations set forth in the Financing Order, Schedule SRC TC5 and the Issuer Annex.
(ii) Each REP must pay System Restoration Transition Charges within 35 days following the date of each billing by the Servicer to such REP (“REP Billing Day”), without regard to whether or when the REP receives payment from its retail customers. The Servicer shall accept payment by electronic funds transfer, wire transfer, and/or check. Payment will be considered received the date the electronic funds transfer or wire transfer is received by the Servicer or, if payment is made by check, the date the check clears. The Servicer shall assess and collect a 5% late-payment penalty (the “Penalty”) on all System Restoration Transition Charges billed to an REP but not paid by that REP by the close of business on the 35th day after the REP Billing Day. Any and all such Penalty payments that are collected shall be transferred to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account and shall be applied against system restoration transition charge obligations. An REP shall not be obligated to pay the overdue System Restoration Transition Charges of another REP. If an REP agrees to assume the responsibility for the payment of overdue System Restoration Transition Charges as a condition of receiving the customers of another REP that has decided to terminate service to those customers for any reason, the new REP shall not be assessed the Penalty upon such System Restoration Transition Charges; provided, however, that the prior REP shall not be relieved of the previously assessed Penalties.
(iii) The Servicer shall work with REPs to resolve any disputes using the dispute resolution procedures established in Schedule SRC TC5 and any PUCT Regulations, in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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Samples: Transition Property Servicing Agreement (CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co IV, LLC), Transition Property Servicing Agreement (CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co IV, LLC)
Monitoring of Performance and Payment by REPs. In addition to any actions required by the Tariff, PUCT Regulations or other applicable law, the Servicer shall undertake to do the following:
(i) The Servicer shall use all reasonable efforts, subject to applicable law, to collect all amounts owed in respect of System Restoration Transition Charges and late-payment penalties (as set forth in Section 3.05(c)(ii) below) as and when the same shall become due) to the extent permitted by the Financing Order, shall follow procedures no less stringent as it follows with respect to collection activities that the Servicer conducts for itself or others. The Servicer shall not change the amount of or reschedule the due date of any scheduled payment of System Restoration Transition Charges, except as contemplated in this Agreement or as required by law or court or PUCT order. The Servicer shall enforce at the earliest possible date the obligations with respect to the System Restoration Transition Charges of each REP and each other Person owing or collecting System Restoration Transition Charges, provided that any REP shall be entitled to hold back from its payment of System Restoration Transition Charges to the Servicer an allowance for charge-offs according to the procedure and calculations set forth in the Financing Order, Schedule SRC TC3 and the Issuer Annex.
(ii) Each REP must pay System Restoration Transition Charges within 35 days following the date of each billing by the Servicer to such REP (“REP Billing Day”), without regard to whether or when the REP receives payment from its retail customers. The Servicer shall accept payment by electronic funds transfer, wire transfer, and/or check. Payment will be considered received the date the electronic funds transfer or wire transfer is received by the Servicer or, if payment is made by check, the date the check clears. The Servicer shall assess and collect a 5% late-payment penalty (the “Penalty”) on all System Restoration Transition Charges billed to an REP but not paid by that REP by the close of business on the 35th day after the REP Billing Day. Any and all such Penalty payments that are collected shall be transferred paid to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account and shall be applied against system restoration transition charge obligations. An REP shall not be obligated to pay the overdue System Restoration Transition Charges of another REP. If an REP agrees to assume the responsibility for the payment of overdue System Restoration Transition Charges as a condition of receiving the customers of another REP that has decided to terminate service to those customers for any reason, the new REP shall not be assessed the Penalty upon such System Restoration Transition Charges; provided, however, that the prior REP shall not be relieved of the previously assessed Penalties.
(iii) The Servicer shall work with REPs to resolve any disputes using the dispute resolution procedures established in Schedule SRC TC3 and any PUCT Regulations, in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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Samples: Transition Property Servicing Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC), Transition Property Servicing Agreement (CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond CO III, LLC)